Everywhere I've lived there has been a special getaway spot for us that we go to recharge our batteries. In California it was Monterey, in Michigan it was the beach, but here, it is Breckenridge (www.gobreck.com).

We decided to celebrate the end of the school year for Holly with a last minute trip, since it is only 2 hours or so from home. Now "mud season" (end of ski season to the beginning of true summer in the mountains) is not the very best time to go. The weather tends to be a little cool and wet, and there are lots of restaurants and shops that close for a month or 2 during this time. Still, we were not sorry we went.
Due to all the snow this year, the Blue River ran very full, and we enjoyed a nice time along the river when we weren't browsing shops and galleries. We saw lots of antelope on the way (we took Hwy 24 through South Park), and a fox with a bird in it's mouth ran right in front of our car, across the road practically in the downtown of Breckenridge! We dodged the rain some (it came and went, mixed with some sunshine) and really had a nice time.